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I feel like asking for generic career advice when there's so much out there is wasting people's time. Also, the blogs are going to be much less off the cuff --

I feel like asking for generic career advice when there's so much out there is wasting people's time. Also, the blogs are going to be much less off the cuff -- more time put into bridging the inferential distance and finding good examples. What are the odds that someone random person you met is going to have as good of a perspective as the most insightful blogger's perspective? You're probably going to get a lot of platitudes and bragging.

wjossey 7y ago
Maybe! I’m biased because I run free sessions on this sort of stuff, and I like to think I don’t do too many platitudes or brag. Hard to say :) The advantage of talking live with a human on this stuff is context. There are dozens of frameworks you can use for any different situation, but understanding when not to use one is as powerful as knowing when to use it. Blog posts rarely capture that nuance. A lot of times they can’t for confidentiality reasons. Talking live with a manager with a decade of experience can help you to short circuit a challenge much quicker than trying to sort out the best online resource. Not saying online stuff isn’t great! It is. Just defending live chats too :)